French competition form 2024
Teachers: Please fill out the attached form with the required information for each student and group of students. Bring the form to the competition room.
If you have questions about the French competitions, please email Mariana Bahtchevanova at MarianaB@asu.edu.
French Competitions will take place in MU 242 La Paz A (Room 1) and MU 242 La Paz B (Room 2).
Novice competition
Prepared recitation: Teachers will have the opportunity to choose the readings for their students. Each reading, be it prose or poetry, must be between 15 and 20 lines. It also must be memorized and recited with feeling and emotion not just read by rote. Please provide a copy of the poem to the judges upon entering the competition room. Please write the name of the student and the school name on top of the copy of the poem. Each recitation should be no longer than 2 minutes. Recitations will be evaluated on language assuredness/fluency, pronunciation, feeling and memorization.
When registering your students, please note that there are two different rooms for the Novice prepared recitation. Make sure that your students are in the correct room.
Register for Novice Recitation
Intermediate competition
Known play: Students will prepare a short drama to perform. Student performances should be no longer than 10 minutes and must be memorized. Student performances will be evaluated on language assuredness/fluency, pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary usage, and preparedness.
Student-created play: Students will have written a short drama to perform for the judges. The performance should be no longer than 10 minutes and must be memorized. Student performances will be evaluated on language assuredness/fluency, pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary usage, and preparedness.
Register for Intermediate Known Play
Register for Intermediate Student Created Play
Advanced competition
Student-created play: Students will have written a short drama to perform for the judges. Student performances should be no longer than 10 minutes and must be memorized. Student performances will be evaluated on language assuredness/fluency, pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary usage, and preparedness.